Domaine Antoine Van Remoortere, Menetou Salon Blanc 2019

Presentation of Domaine Antoine Van Remoortere, Menetou Salon 2019 - White

The clay-limestone terroir of the subsoil of the Menetou-Salon appellation gives a particular character to the white wines and when, as at the Remoortere estate, they are well worked, it is a particularly pleasant and refined dry white wine . The palate is full, vigorous, dominated by fruit. A nice acidity emerges throughout the mouth. A mineral side comes out accompanied by fine citrus notes.

HISTORY OF THE ESTATE

It is in the Cher, in the town of Morogues, that the Remoortere estate has been established since 1989 . Antoine Van Remoortere owns 4 hectares of AOC Menetou-Salon. Following his varied experiences in different areas: in South Africa or with Julien Zernott at the Domaine du Pas de l'Escalette, Antoine then returned to the family estate , Château de Maupas, with his father, Joseph Van Remoortere, installed since 1989 in Morogues, a small town in Cher. This young twenty-five-year-old winemaker now farms four hectares in the same town under the Menetou-Salon appellation. Respectful of the land and the environment, he is gradually moving towards organic farming .
In a northern climate, this vineyard is located in the extreme east of the Loire facing south-east on clay-limestone soil of Kimmeridgian age. This terroir offers two unique grape varieties of the appellation, Pinot noir and Sauvignon on the slopes of Fourchet and Reigny belonging to the estate. Its first bottles were released in 2011, under the Remoortere label.

FOOD AND WINE

Fish, shellfish and crustaceans (hot and cold), terrines, fresh cheeses.

INFORMATION

Vintage: 2019

Region: Loire

Name: Menetou Salon

Grape variety(ies): 100% Sauvignon

Alcohol : 13.0°

Cultivation: in conversion to organic farming

Harvest: Manual and mechanical

Soil: Clay-limestone

Vinification: Pneumatic pressing, cold settling, native yeasts, aging on fine lees.

Aging potential: 2 to 5 years

Serving temperature: 8° - 10°